Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,849 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (1981- )
US Supreme Court
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(1955) Brown v. Board of Education II
US Supreme Court
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(1956) Browder v. Gayle
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Letitia A. Graves (1863-1952)

Explore Global African History

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(2009) Barack Obama, “A New Beginning Between the United States and the Muslim World”
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John Richard Archer (1863-1932)
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(1962) Nelson Mandela, “Address at the Conference of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa”
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University of Liberia (1863- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Welfare As We Knew It: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
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The Black Laws of Oregon, 1844-1857
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African Cowboys on the Argentine Pampas: Their Disappearance from the Historical Record
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The Tie Breaker Ruling in Perspective: A Plaintiff Looks Back on the Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision of 2007

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington